# Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School

Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School is a primary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 387 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E108216. [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 387
- Council: Wakefield
- URN: 108216

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement (overall), June 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 11 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 53% of pupils at Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Wakefield and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Wakefield | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Michael's CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-cofe-academy-e139279): 730 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alverthorpe-st-pauls-cofe-va-school-3-11yrs-e108253): 850 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e141595): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), December 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Silcoates School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/silcoates-school-e108303): 1.1 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Heart of Yorkshire Education Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heart-of-yorkshire-education-group-e130549): 1.1 km. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Wakefield Lawefield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wakefield-lawefield-primary-school-e131734): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, June 2024. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/108216)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/108216)

## How to cite

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